Woman Accused Of Grand Theft

September 13, 1985

BOCA RATONUNINCORPORATED — A 28-year-old woman was charged with grand theft Wednesday in connection with the theft early Sunday of an antique innkeeper`s bell from the Holiday Inn at 1950 W. Glades Road, police said.

A witness saw the woman grab the bell, valued at $300, from the front desk and jump into a waiting Jeep, police said. The witness wrote down the Jeep`s license number, which police traced to a friend of the accused woman.

An officer visited the friend`s home, where he found the woman. She admitted taking the bell, saying she and her companion had been drunk at the time. She returned the bell to police.A dishwasher and range valued $1,350 were taken from a residence in the Loggers` Run development west of Boca Raton.

The theft occurred on the 21400 block of Sweetwater Lane between Aug. 21 and Aug. 28, but was reported Wednesday, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff`s Office report.

Burglars pried open a sliding glass door to walk into the kitchen, reports said. They then sliced pipes to disconnect the appliances and push them to the garage, scratching the tile floors.